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12-25-2005, 07:15 AM
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Thanks woof, I made it and coded it (with the help of a friend).
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12-26-2005, 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by GTAce
Not true. A domain and hosting are a must, but outside of that, nothing is absolutely necessary. I can guarantee that there are people out there who did not invest a dime (outside of hosting) who are miles beyond those who spend hundreds of dollars on software, designs, advertising, contests, etc.
Now...does investing help your forums? Of course it does, it helps a whole lot...but to say that you must invest money to prevent being a drag in the beginning is not true. It's all a matter of time and dedication.
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True. If the interest is there, and competition is light, you can get away without advertising and build a decent sized community by self promotion of posting in other places to get the word out, a decent Google placement and lots of time and effort.
My forum, which isn't really big but is successful in my niche averages about 1,000 posts per day and was built without spending a dime on advertising.
If your forum subject is really narrow in scope and has a small audience, you might need advertising from the start to make people aware your site is out there.
Really depends on your forum subject matter, size of the target audience and where that audience can be reached.
Good suggestions Broken!
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12-30-2005, 11:41 PM
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Couldn't agree any less with that one. I hate going to those forums with currency and shops and rpg mods. They ruin a forum more, instead of helping it.
amen, especialy on those gamefaqs spinoffs
8. Maturity, nothing is worst then a forum full of people who can’t hold an intelligent conversation.
well said, I leave fourms where it is "**** you ****ing gay ****ers, eat **** from my ***" (without the *'s).
remember one thing, there is normaly little that will set you apart from the next forum, nothing is stopping them from leaving you. make sure you want them to stay. here is what I would add to that list
1. make sure that your moderators are accountable, any gamefaqs user here knows what I speak of and why
2. listen to you users, make sure you have a complaints and a seggustions board
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12-31-2005, 01:23 PM
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Nice one
Found this very helpful
About to start another forum, so this thing is handy
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12-31-2005, 01:34 PM
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Yup, i found this very helful too , im gonna be starting my first forum soon, thanks.
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12-31-2005, 08:40 PM
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Most of it is logical anyway, and the people that don't think this way in the first place are the people whose forums won't grow as quick.
It's nice of yuo to post this up though, I always apreciate it when more advanced people share their knowledge.
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01-02-2006, 12:55 AM
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Great guide man should help some users out!
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